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** Arunachal gets first formal indigenous knowledge system school
The first-of-its-kind school called ‘Nyubu Nyvgam Yerko’ was inaugurated at Rang village near Seppa on Saturday.
He lauded the Donyi Polo Cultural and Charitable Trust for the initiative and Pai Dawe for donating land for the Gurukul-type institution.
** Gandhi Peace Prize for Mujibur Rahman, late Oman Sultan
The Culture Ministry on Monday announced that the father of the nation of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the late Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said Al Said, would be awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2020 and 2019 respectively
** Army concludes contract for 17.27 lakh service medals
“The procurement has enabled Army to meet all outstanding demands of service medals in respect of soldiers who have served and are serving in the Army,” the Army said on Twitter.
** India conducts first-ever joint patrol in Madagascar EEZ
“The first-ever joint patrol between the navies reflects the growing defence ties between the two Indian Ocean neighbours aimed at the common objective of ensuring maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR),” a statement from the Indian Embassy in Madagascar said on Wednesday.
** UIDAI, FCI get new heads in govt. reshuffle
20 senior officers relocated
The Modi government on Thursday appointed Saurabh Garg as the CEO of Unique Identification of Authority of India (UIDAI), Sanjeev Kumar as Chairman of Airports Authority of India and Atish Chandra as CMD of Food Corporation of India (FCI) in a large-scale reshuffle.
Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia was appointed Director-General of the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Prashant Kumar Singh as CEO of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) special purpose vehicle for procurement in the Ministry of Commerce and Talleen Kumar as Member (Finance) in the Space Commission.
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** Principal Scientific Advisor K. VijayRaghavan gets extension
** Khansaama recreates Kallan Bawarchi’s food in Delhi-NCR
What does one do in a situation like this but knock at the doors of Kallan Bawarchi, one of the best ustads of Old Delhi
** This book collates the traditions, rituals and cuisine of the Thanjavur Maharastrian community
Jaishri P Rao documents the 350 years’ old rich culinary and cultural heritage of the Thanjavur Maharashtrian community
** Assam Rifles initiates first Military Nursing Services pre-induction course for girls of Mizoram
Aiming to engage the youth of Mizoram positively, paramilitary force Assam Rifles (AR) has initiated the first of its kind training capsule for the girls of Mizoram state.
“AR has initiated the first of its kind pre- induction coaching programme with 60 girl candidates to prepare girls for clearing the Military Nursing Services exams of the Indian Army.” tells Brigadier Digvijay Singh.